while
While begins a loop that executes a block of commands, as long as a given reporter returns True. If the reporter reports False , the loop is exited. It takes the form while [ reporter ] [ commands ]. For example, in
ask turtle 0 [
while [ any? Other turtles-here ] [
forward 1] ]
turtle 0 would keep moving forward until it comes to a patch that has no other turtles on it, then it would stop.
Note: while loops and other loops are not used often in NetLogo models.
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